Robert Bassler

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Robert Bassler (1903 - 1975) started his film career off in the late 20s as an editor, becoming a producer in 1942, with his first film, the Rita Hayworth musical “My Gal Sal”. His credits include several controversial films: 1948’s “The Snake Pit” which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film was a shocking expose of conditions in a mental asylum; and “Suddenly” in 1954 was a stark assassination thriller which was alleged to have influenced Lee Harvey Oswald. On a less contentious note, one of his last films, which he executive produced in 1955 was “Gentlemen Marry Brunettes”.